Circulate Capital Latin America & Caribbean Fund (LAC Fund)

About Circulate Capital Latin America & Caribbean Fund (LAC Fund)

Circulate Capital Latin America & Caribbean Fund (LAC Fund) is a venture capital firm based in Singapore, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSingapore

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Climate Sustainability

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Deep-tech founders in materials innovation with systemic impact

circular economy

materials innovation

climate finance

impact investing

plastic pollution solutions

Bullish Signals

Active at Rethinking Materials investor panelexternal

Focus on underfunded materials transition gapsexternal

Launched Lift Collaborative — plastic pollution pushlinkedin

WWF + Builders Vision partnership signallinkedin

Portfolio co Circ named TIME100 2026linkedin

Textile-to-textile recycling at real-world scalelinkedin

Circ: brand + policy + capital alignment achievedlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Niche materials focus — narrow deal universeexternal

Emerging markets exposure adds execution risklinkedin

Founder Do's

Focus on systemic material transformation

Show new investor model thinking

Address funding gaps in materials

Link innovation to climate impact

Target emerging economy plastic/waste markets

Founder Don'ts

Pitch incremental, non-systemic solutions

Ignore material category specificity

Skip risk/return narrative for investors

Key GPs & Partners

Wolfgang Hafenmayer

Founding Partner

systems thinkermaterial innovationimpact-driven

Rob Kaplan

Partner

portfolio buildercircular economyimpact-driven

Pinar Ademoglu Vatandost

Partner

impact-drivencircular economyportfolio support

Peter Majeranowski

Portfolio Operator / Partner

operatortextile recyclingdeployment-focused

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$75.8M

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Key People

Rob Kaplan, Saurabh Areek

Wolfgang HafenmayerFounding Partner

Rob KaplanPartner

Pinar Ademoglu VatandostPartner

Peter MajeranowskiPortfolio Operator / Partner